The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-09-28
THEY MUST HANG
Petitions BsiDg Scattered Broadcast Plesdisg
for the Anarchists.
Change in the Form Of AppIicatiOrS,-A
Strong Editorial From the New Yosk
Tribune-Miner Talks.

Tribune-MiIler Talks.
CHICAGO, September 20.-At Joint meet
ing of the Independent Bskers' Union and
Bakers Union No. 80 last night, resolu-
tions were adopted condsmning theSup7eme
Court decision In the Anarchist cases pro-
testing against violating the Constitu-
ton and prostiSutIng justice; requiring the
Governor to postpone the execution, and
expressing deep contempt for the Supreme
Court judges. Custom Tailors assembly
No. 7,455, 4. of l.. also adopted resolutions
protesting against the legal murder of
human beings on account of their opinions
and assuring the condemned men of their
support. at meeting of Furnitar work
ers union No. /, resolutions condemning
tie action OF the Supreme Court in the
anarchist cases were unanimously adopt
ed.
The committee having in charge The cir
culation of petition begging for mercy
for the condemned Anarchists have con-
cluded that the mild form CT prayer orig
inally adopted will not mees the views OF,
those who have advanced" ideas on tho
subject and consider the convicted seven
not criminals but martyrs. To obtain the
signatures of such, the following has been
adopted and will be circulated in addition
to thu first designed petition.
ITO His .Excellency Richard ]. OgleSby,
Governor of the State Of Illinois:
The undersigned having watched with
great interest the progress of events in con.
nection with and since the trial Ia Chicago
of the so-called Anarchists, August Spies
Michael Schwab, Oscar Neebe, Albert r.
Parsons, Samuel Eislden. Adolph Fischer,
Louis Ltngg and George Engel, s2d bsliev-
ing that the sentence against them was
and is unWarr&ntabls by the evidence,
extreme in severity and induced by q
view of the Law never hitherto sanctioned
by any well considered precedent; and
that the accused were not shown to Fave
been guilty Of throwing or causing to be
thrown the bomb at The so-called Hay
market meeting; aud being advised in
effect By the statement OF the prosecution
in said cause that these men were selected
and proceeded against simply because of
their position as leaders in the Ct neral la
Dor agitation, which seems to Us Is ahwar-
ranted 6s 1t is injudicious and calculated
to embitter the wage workers still further
against the present social order; and believ-
ing that in case of this kind humanity and
tbs State are better served by mercy than
by rigorous execution of a judgment the
Justice OF which is questioned by very
many of our people, respectfully protest
against the execution thereof and bsspeak,
in the name of justice, mercy and hu-
mainly, the exercise by your Excellencv
of the executive clemency in the case of
these men,
MEETING AT CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, September 2O.-An inAama-
tory circular signed: Federation of Trades
Unions; and dated New York, Septem Der
Is, was distributed about the streets here
last night. 1t calls on the workingmen to
meet and denounee the action OF the So.
preme Court of Illinois affirming the sem
tence of death in the Anarchists cases.
Everybody connected with the trial is con-
demned in severe language. A mass meet
ing of Anarchists has been called for
Wednesday evening to express an opinion
regarding the action Of the Illinois Courts
NO CLEMENCY NEEDED.
New YORK, September 20.-In the course
of long editorial the Tribune, this moro
ing, says: at is no cause for surprise that
petitions for the pardon of the Anarchists
are receiving many signatures in Chicago.
There are always fools to sympathize with
murderers, but who never give thought 70
their victims. There are always weak
minded persons who sign any petition pre-
sented to them, whether it is to put rogue
or blockheed into Office or to let a crimi-
! nal loose upon society. 1t may be that
these petitions will receive many Thousand
signatures. 1t may even be that they will
receive so many as to be mistaken by some
for the expression OF public sentiment.
ave shall all hope to be spared any such
exhibition OF maudlin sentiment. But If
IL should come, Gov. Oglesby would fiud
that he had in his hands the decision of an
issue Of national Importance. These men
are not ordinary criminals. The question
| raised here bears 40 relation to the con-
sIderations of expediency commonly in
vOly6d in the pardon of malefactors. The
uDWise release Of q murderer or q burglar
msy have serious results. but the harm
fhet would be done would, after all, spend
itself within a narrow circle. But if these
| men should be pardoned, or their sentence
| should be commuted-Hhichw would doubt
less be only the first step toward pardon
at some future day-the news would send
thrill of joy through every band of An
| archists ia America and Europe. Every
man who breaches assassination and de-
struction would be elsted.
sin Europe it would be interpreted to
mean that in the great Republic license
and liberty were one aud the same thing.
| Il would be said that having got our hands
on the Threats OF these miscreants, we lost
courage, and instead OF choking their lives
Out of them to protect our Own, We lost
| courage and weakly let them 60. In this
| country every lawless element would take
| heart at once and 60 on with new plans
| for reading their gospel of murder. The
| pardon Of these men would multiply g
| hundred fold every danger that exists to-
| day FROM this clsss IN our population.
This would be fearful responsibility for
an executive to take.
"If few noisy thousands demand it,
| let Gov. Oglesby think of the silent mill
| lions who sternly wait to see justice done"
Justice Miller COrnered.